by Webmaster | Mar 23, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Cantor Annelise Ocanto-Romo is proud of her Latino and Sephardic heritage. Both of her parents grew up in Venezuela but did not fully embrace Judaism until after coming to the United States to study. As a child, Cantor Ocanto-Romo identified strongly as both a Jew and...
by Webmaster | Mar 19, 2021 | Identity, Recipes
[vc_row “container” el_id=”home-list-container”] “3/4”] Culinary instructor, recipe developer, and private chef Orly Elyashar was born in Tehran, Iran in 1977. Orly and her family fled Iran at the outset of the Iranian revolution....
by Webmaster | Mar 18, 2021 | Identity
While there are a handful of Jewish clergy with Asian heritage in the United States, there are even fewer Asian lay leaders. Since 2019, Andy Cheng has served as president of Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, CA. It is the synagogue where he converted in 2008...
by Tani Prell | Mar 14, 2021 | Identity
Be’chol Lashon’s annual Family Camp retreat has been held at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma, CA since 2004. This year, the program will be held on the last Saturday of Camp Be’chol Lashon. Family Camp creates a welcoming environment for new members to celebrate...
by Webmaster | Mar 5, 2021 | Identity
Last month, we marked Lunar New Year with a special Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin, the first Chinese-American rabbi. Mates-Muchin is part of an exclusive group of Asian-American female rabbis that includes Seoul-born Rabbi Angela...
by Webmaster | Mar 2, 2021 | Identity
In the United States, it is commonly understood that blackface—when someone darkens their skin to look like a Black person as part of a costume or performance—has racist roots going back to the early 19th century, when Black people were held as slaves. Americans know...
